A family who booked a £3,000 Tui holiday arrived to find hotel is a building site.
The holiday which was booked through Tui travel and cost the family £3,000 was advertised as a 4 star refurbished hotel, but when they arrived found it was actually a construction site.
The four star SuneoClub hotel in […]
Hilton Grand Vacations Expands Urban Footprint with Fifth New York City Property.
Hilton Grand Vacations has announced its fifth New York City property, The Central at 5th by Hilton Club. The 34-story project will be developed by Hidrock Properties exclusively for HGV, the move solidifies HGV’s continued efforts to deliver new product offerings in […]
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a funeral plan firm for making unlawful marketing calls to people who had registered their numbers on a do not call list.
The ICO launched an investigation into Plan My Funeral Avalon after a national newspaper reported allegations of illegal practices. The investigation found that the company […]
A timeshare conman who was jailed last year for scamming timeshare owners, has been ordered to pay back his victims.
Francis Madden from Bournemouth took holidays around the Mediterranean whilst ruling his business with an ‘iron fist’, obtaining hundreds of thousands of pounds from unsuspecting customers. He was jailed last year for 40 […]
Action Fraud is warning holidaymakers to avoid fraudulent flights and holidays. The National Reporting Service has received hundreds of reports from victims whose total losses amount to £98,043. Action Fraud say victims are being enticed by offers of cheap flights and package deals, and want people to be careful when booking this […]
Mercantile Claims are one of the UK’s leading timeshare termination and claims management specialists. We have successfully helped thousands of clients reclaim money for timeshares and holiday products that were mis-sold to them.
We are delighted to share with our readers, yet another successful claim for one of our clients who have received a settlement of over […]
Action Fraud have reported that a phishing scam first identified by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, continues to be reported in high numbers.
The phishing scam, involves the fraudster sending victims their own passwords, making them believe they have gained access to their computers and have footage of them watching adult material on […]
Police in Singapore have arrested a 42 year old man for running a timeshare scam which stole $1.25 million from it’s victims.
Mohamed Yasin Karuli has been jailed in Singapore after being convicted in court for running a bogus timeshare recovery business and an unauthorised investment scheme.
Police discovered that Karuli coerced victims into […]
The UK finance watchdog is investigating a firm accused of mis-selling timeshares to British holidaymakers. The resort is part owned by ex-Man United players Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, who invested in the resort.
£47 million in loans were given to British holidaymakers who were persuaded to buy timeshares in Malta. However, the […]
A conman from Wales has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment, for his scam which saw elderly vulnerable widows conned out of thousands.
Jason Edwards, 42 from Swansea persuaded the women to part with their cash by convincing them they needed insurance for household goods. He was accused of deliberately confusing them with […]
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